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2019-04-10

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Biography information for Lucy Frazer

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To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many responses the Law Commission received
from existing leaseholders to the consultation entitled, Leasehold home ownership:
buying your freehold or extending your lease, published in September 2018.

<p>The Commission received over 1,100 responses to the consultation on enfranchisement
reform.</p><p>These responses are from a wide range of interested stakeholders including
lawyers, surveyors, leaseholders, landlords, and representative groups.</p><p>The
Commission has not yet categorised the 1,100 consultation responses to enable them
to identify how many responses are from leaseholders. The Commission’s initial estimate
is that around three-quarters of responses are from leaseholders. <br> <br>It is Law
Commission policy to publish a full analysis of consultation responses for all its
projects, so this information will be published in due course.</p>

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people in England and Wales have
been convicted of offences under ss58 and 59 of the Offences Against the Person Act
1861 in respect of abortions in each year since 2016.

<p>The number of offenders found guilty of an offence under Sections 58 and 59 of
the Offences Against the Person Act 1861, in England and Wales, can be found in the
Criminal Justice System Statistics Quarterly at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-december-2016"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-december-2016</a>).
In 2016, there was only one conviction and that was made under Section 59 of the Act.</p><p>
</p><p>Data for 2017 is not yet available. This will be published in May 2018.</p>

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many convictions there have been for
public order offences involving pro-life vigil participants outside abortion clinics
in England and Wales in each of the last five years for which figures are available.

<p>The ability of individuals to resolve their legal problems is vital to the rule
of law and the government will continue its commitment to maintain access to justice.</p><p>
</p><p>The Political Declaration establishes the parameters of an ambitious, broad
and flexible future partnership between the United Kingdom (UK) and the European Union
(EU). This includes a commitment to explore options for a new agreement on family
judicial cooperation. It also sets out the ambition for a future security partnership,
which will provide for comprehensive, close, balanced and reciprocal law enforcement
and judicial cooperation in criminal matters.</p><p> </p><p>We have also reached agreement
with the EU on how existing civil and criminal judicial cooperation cases will be
brought to their conclusion in the event that we are unable to reach an agreement
on a satisfactory future relationship at the end of the implementation period.</p><ul><li>On
civil, we have broadly agreed with the EU that if proceedings are started ahead of
the end of the implementation period, they will be concluded under the existing EU
rules and that subsequent judgments in those proceedings will also be enforced.</li></ul><ul><li>On
criminal, any request for judicial cooperation before the end of the Implementation
Period, under the EU measures that remain in force during the IP, will proceed until
it is concluded under the applicable EU rules. This applies both to requests accepted
by the UK and those requests made by the UK to remaining member states.</li></ul>

<p>Providing effective access to justice is at the heart of all decisions the Government
makes regarding our justice system. We are committed to making sure that our court
and tribunal services can be accessed by those that need to do so.</p><p> </p><p>HMCTS
staffing levels are appropriate to make sure that effective access to justice is maintained.</p><p>
</p><p>All court closures are subject to public consultation and the responses received
are considered carefully before final decisions are made. Impact Assessments are published
alongside the consultations.</p>

<p>The Government has a responsibility to make sure that those in the greatest hardship
and at the times of greatest need, can secure access to justice. This is a responsibility
that we take very seriously.</p><p><br>Last year, we spent £1.6 billion on legal aid
– over a fifth of the Ministry of Justice’s budget.</p><p><br>As we all know, legal
aid is just one part of the access to justice landscape. Our £1bn court modernisation
programme has already started transforming how people experience the justice system.</p>

<p>We are focused on ensuring that we continue to deliver justice in a modernised
criminal justice system, and are delivering this through investment and effective
management of the system.</p><p> </p><p>We are investing £1billion to provide a court
system that is accessible to all, works better for everyone, and will ensure our courts
are fit for the future. We also spent £1.6bn on legal aid last year alone, more than
half of which was on criminal legal aid, and are now making changes to ensure it is
available into the future and continues to play an important role in supporting access
to justice. We are also working closely with the Attorney General’s Office and Home
Office to ensure that all the agencies involved in the criminal justice system have
a shared overview of the challenges, opportunities and reforms facing it and an effective
forum for tackling these through the Criminal Justice Board.</p>

<p>As we move towards the forthcoming Spending Review, the Secretary of State is considering
closely the most important areas to focus on over the next 5 years to provide an effective
and fair justice system, safe and decent prisons, and stable, effective probation
services that protect the public and reduce reoffending.</p><p> </p><p>My officials
and the Ministerial team are continuing to work closely with HM Treasury, the Cabinet
Office and partners in other government departments to ensure we have an appropriate
and sustainable funding strategy for the MoJ that enables us to deliver our desired
outcomes.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to delivering an efficient and effective
criminal justice system while playing our part in contributing to the government’s
wider fiscal objectives. We will continue to work with my colleagues, including the
Chancellor of the Exchequer, to deliver this.</p>

<p>The financial impact(s) on operations following the IT outage are still being assessed,
therefore at this stage the Ministry of Justice cannot provide an estimate of the
cost to the public purse.</p>

<p>The financial impact(s) on operations following the IT outage are still being assessed,
therefore at this stage the Ministry of Justice cannot provide an estimate of the
cost to the public purse. We continue to work to leverage remedies available under
the contract with our supplier, but at this stage cannot state how much will be recovered.</p>